Lexi Underwood Joins Onscreen Mom Kerry Washington

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Best known for her role as Athena in Will Vs The Future, a comedic science fiction series, Lexi Underwood is an American actress who will turn 17 on August 28, 2020. She recently stunned at the 2020 NAACP Image Awards in a pink J. Mendel dress styled with Atelier Swarovski jewelry and Chloe Gosselin sandals.

Lexi Underwood attends the 51st NAACP Image AwardsLexi Underwood attends the 51st NAACP Image Awards, Presented by BET, at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on February 22, 2020, in Pasadena, California

The 16-year-old actress plays the role of Kerry Washington’s onscreen daughter Pearl Warren in Little Fires Everywhere, an upcoming American drama web television miniseries based on the 2017 novel of the same name by Celeste Ng that you can buy on Amazon.

Consisting of eight episodes, it is set to premiere on Hulu on March 18, 2020. The television drama centers on the fraught relationship between the two women at the center of the show, Reese Witherspoon’s Elena Richardson and Kerry Washington’s Mia Warren.

Lexi Underwood and her onscreen mother Kerry Washington attend the 13th Annual Essence Black Women In Hollywood Awards LuncheonLexi Underwood and her onscreen mother Kerry Washington attend the 13th Annual Essence Black Women In Hollywood Awards Luncheon at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on February 06, 2020, in Beverly Hills, California

Who needs a floor-length gown for a major awards ceremony? Not Kerry Washington!

Kerry Washington arrives at the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy AwardsKerry Washington arrives at the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on September 20, 2015

In September 2015, the actress worked the red carpet at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in a beautiful midi dress, which made her stand out among the crowd of full-length gowns.

Kerry Washington stuns on the red carpet at the Emmys in a sparkling Marc Jacobs dressKerry Washington stuns on the red carpet at the Emmys in a sparkling Marc Jacobs dress

Kerry Washington wore a three-day-old Marc Jacobs gown that just came off the runway from the brand’s latest fashion week show.

Kerry Washington completes her look with a pair of silver Casadei sandals that appear to be a few sizes too big for her feetKerry Washington completes her look with a pair of silver Casadei sandals that appear to be a few sizes too big for her feet

The then 38-year-old styled her dress with a pair of custom-made Casadei sandals in silver and a few pieces of jewelry from Harry Winston.

Kerry Washington strikes a confident pose at the Emmy AwardsKerry Washington strikes a confident pose at the Emmy Awards

The actress worked the red carpet so well that she even knew it herself — Kerry opted to grab her phone and take a selfie with the paparazzi after her photo call was over.

Kerry Washington's stylist uploads a photo of Kerry's accessories for Emmy nightKerry Washington’s stylist uploads a photo of Kerry’s accessories for Emmy night

It looks like Casadei combined its trademark slanted heel and its iconic “Tulip” heel cup in order to create Kerry’s beautiful silver pair of shoes.

We’re hoping this shoe eventually makes its way online so we can order it for ourselves. In the meantime, check out Casadei’s iconic “Tulip” shoe over at Farfetch.

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